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BRUSH. Y No. 313,776. i Patented Mar. 10, 1885.

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BRUSH.

QSFEOIEIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 313,776, dated March l0, 1885,

(No model.)

To all tch/0111,` 1725 may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAs V. SEBRING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Brush, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to brushes, and it has 1o for its object to provide a cheap and inexpensive article of this character, which willbe specially applicable in dusting furniture and the like.

A further object of this invention is to construct the brush of such a shapethat it will'be `adapted to enter narrow and dicult places in furniture--for instance, dusting around the arms and posts of chairs and about the buttons of upholstered furniture.

A further object of the said invention is to construct the brush in such a manner that it will not injure or scratch the furniture in any manner.

With these and other objects in view the said invention 'consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is 3o a perspective view illustrating the attachment of my improved brush to the holder. Fig. 2

is atransverse sectional view ofthe same. Fig.

3 is a rear view of the brush, partly in section.

Fig. t is a longitudinal sectional view of the brush.

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the holder for the brush, formed of any suitable .1.o material and covered with plush or the like,

said holder being attached to the wall in a convenient and accessible place. The holder consists of a rectangular frame, B, attached to a suitable backing, C, the upper end ofthe frame A5 being open, as atV D, to allow the insertion of the brush, while' the sides E are beveled inwardly and the lower end, F, inclined outwardly, so as to allow the brush to slide in or out ofthe holder.

G designates my improved brush provided with a handle, H, preferably formed round, the stock I, having a triangular shape and being bored with a series of slanting perfoA rations, a, into which the bristles J are i11- serted, a series of wires, K, extending along the back of the brush and connecting with the bristles, and glue or other adhesive substance securely attaching the wires from displace ment and preventing the bristlesfroln working out of place. rPhe-back L of the brush is hollowed out to allow this attachment of the bristles, as shown at M, and into this hollow portion M is fitted a triangular piece, IN, secured by glue or other adhesive substance, the outer face of the piece being flat and arranged flush with the edges of the stock.

In attaching the brush to the holder, the front end is inserted through the open end D of the holder and pushed downward into place, the handle H projecting upward, the sides of the stock sliding readily within the beveled sides E of the holder. After the bristles are secured in the stock they are cut approximately in the form of a triangle, having flat sides O, tapering to a center edge, P, said edge extending out at the front end to a point, Q, beyond the end of the stock, said point loeing specially advantageous in dusting difficult places-such as the arms of chairs and around the buttons of upholstered furniture.

The Operation of my invention will be readily understood frorn the foregoing description, takenV in connection with the annexed drawings.

The brush may bevreadily withdrawn from the holder by catching hold of the handle and sliding it upward, when it may be used for dusting all kinds of furniture. The fiat sides O will be suitable in dusting 'fiat surfacessuch as the tops of tables-and by forming the brush with` the center edge, P, and the tapering point Q, I am enabled to reach difficu-lt places with ease and rapidity.

'Ihe triangular shape of the brush-stock is a great help in giving the triangular shape to the brush, and is specially advantageous over brushes with round or fiat backs, since the latter cannot be pressed into narrow places, and

are therefore hardly of any use in dusting upholstered furniture.

The plush covering will prevent the back of the stock from marring or injuring the furniture, which is specially desirable in dusting ne upholstered articles.

The slanting of the perforations c allows the bristles to assume a corresponding slanting arrangement toward the point Q, and thus en` ables the manufacture of the brush into the triangular shape to be a matter of ease, and enables the said point Q to extend beyond the stock, in order to make the best possible point to the brush, by which all narrow and deep difficult places can be easily reached in dusting furniture and for other purposes.

In brushing' iiat surfaces, the ilat sides() slant outward directly in contact with the article to be brushed, and the center edge, I?, is perpendicular, so that the sides will not yield when dusting, making it equally as useful as a ilat clothes-brush.

Other advantages of my invention are ap parent, and need. not be particularly recited here. The brush is simple, durable, and erlicient, and will prove of great service in its many uses.

rIlhe holder for the brush herein shown and described i`s not new, and hence I do not claim the same.

the point Q, which projects beyond the stock,

as set forth."

2. A brush formed triangularin shape, and v provided with a-pointed center edge extending along the length of the brush, and flat sides O, inclining inwardly toward the center edge, as set forth.

3. In a brush, the stock rectangular in length and triangular in oross-section, and having its front end formed with a triangular-shaped point, and the bristles attached tothe stock and assuming the shape of the same, as set forth.

4. A brush having flat sides, pointedcenter edge, and a projecting point, Q, asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of -two witnesses.

.THOMAS v. SEBRING.

Wvitn esses:

FRANK W. FrsK, D. B. FIsHER. 

